Pemberton Place
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Pemberton Place, located in downtown Atlanta, Georgia, just north of Centennial Olympic Park in the Luckie Marietta district, is a complex that is home to the Georgia Aquarium, the World of Coca-Cola, and the Center for Civil and Human Rights. It is named after John Pemberton, the inventor of Coca-Cola.[1]
The area was originally ten city blocks of businesses, residences, etc.; it started to decline in the mid-20th century and by the early 1990s was considered a "long forgotten district of downtown". The Coca-Cola Company acquired property in the area and built Coca-Cola Olympic City there, for the 1996 Olympics. The company then donated the land in 2002, to provide a home for visitor attractions.[2]
Georgia Aquarium
The world's third largest aquarium with more than 8.1 million US gallons (31,000 m3) of marine and fresh water, housing more than 100,000 animals of 500 different species. The aquarium's notable specimens include two whale sharks, five beluga whales and three manta rays.
